Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-11-24

mnnds interview tomorrow, tent m Ap
4 point place Of mootlng. Answer at once,
plonao, 81. Malo Aarurn FAinrAx.n
Turning 10 tho operator he lndurcd that
oficia'. hy brlbes and ihilmn,lons OF the i'm
pofiant nature Of tho business, N "rnsh''
The messages with displitt of energy that
aroustd tho Wuhdefment 81 the apathctic
RECEIVER ~ the tantfhl bfice In Paris.
II was now nearly eleven O'Clock. The
pnswcr from tho london bankers, as Fair
Tax expected, eame Immediately.
sOrlcr attended 10 at once"
Htlf-past eleven twelve half.past
twelve and, finally, one o'clock struck.
That message must not miscarry.
Fairfax ordered II repeated and returned,
again, from tho Paris Office, with the as.
surancc that II had been properly delivered.
And, finally, no wired tho banking firm
" l.e Follet & Co, asking why Nebbitt did
hot reply
In a fcw moments, Two answers were
handed the lhbaticht young mani one from
tho central telegraph Office at Paris, the
other from lie Follct & Co.
According 20 the former, every thing had
been properly attended to; the second said,
curtly;
ANSWER delayed. Mr.. Nebbitt sailed to-
day in his s,aaui-yacht Norma from Havre
for America
Fairfaxs face grow white with dismay.
But his discontinue was only for mo-
ment Lost in thought, he arose and began
pacing the floor.
The operator watched him ruriously, ad.
mirinu tho pluck uf the man aud wondering
what would b. his next move.
Ina moment Fairfax formed his plans.
le Follct q Co, II was evident, were cx-
trcmely negligent and impcitincnt 1t was
necessary that they should receive some
rcprimand. limo was short Il was now
going on toward two o'clock, and matters
were fast approaching climax
~ rendered Nebbitt that service IN the
Almeda affair Of 81, aud shall enter com.
plant ngainst you for neglect Of duty. MY
business Is of great Importance. II Nebbitt
didn't sail direct for America. repeat my
first message TO every port where likely &c
touch, ore leaving for good. Also, repeat
Havrc add ask If positively sailed. Spare
no pains CT money!
This message had the desired effect.
The operator at St Malo now became in.
tcnscly Interested; those in the Paris con.
tral oficc actually oxcrtcd themselves &c
speed the messages, TO the detention Of 9th.
crs, and earlier ones Most clearly, this
man was In earnest and carncstness gen.
orally awakons sympathy.
About a quarter Of three came the mes.
sage.
"Havrc says sailed this a. m. positively
Then, another idea coming 20 him. Fair
fax cursed himself that he had not thought
Of Il before. lie again tclegraphcd Lo
Follct & Co:
"If Nobbitt sailed direct for America, his
steam-yacht must be soon of Chcrbourg
Wire some shipping company there to
charter and send out Immediately tug;
intercept him, and give telegram
By this time the Paris central office. the
Office Of the banking company and the
smaller Offices along the telegraph line,
were thoroughly oXcted; as for the opcr-
ator at ST. Malo, II these last messages had
failed 20 reach Mr.. Ncbbiit, no would have
torn his hair from very vcxation aud disap-
pointmcnt, 40 bent was no upon Fair
faX's success.
Paris soon replied:
IAN done as you say. We await result
with interest
The hands on the dial marked ten minutes
past four No reply had come
II any message comes before six o'clock
tonight, send II TO me at once Hold all
that come after that for further orders,m
was his parting injunction.
So saying, with firmly closed lips, but evil
dent disappointment, he mounted his horse
and had begun his hcadlong dash, whom a
yell from tho rear caused him 20 turn his
head.
There stood the youthful operator, dane
ing UP and down in the cxubersncc Of his